78% of consumers switch to competing site due to loading time frustration
According to a survey published yesterday by Gomez, the Detroit-based web performance company, 78% of consumers will click away from your website and make a purchase from a competitor if your website takes too long to load – this fast loading expectation applies even at peak times. The survey, entitled “When More Website Visitors Hurt [...]
Busy entrepreneurs need to take their health more seriously
A leading private health practice, The Institute of Physique Management, has warned that busy executives working in high-speed, ultra-competitive industries will reach burnout and lose their competitive edge if they do not take their health and wellbeing seriously.
20,000 extra tenners up for grabs for enterprising uk students
Enterprise UK’s eagerly anticipated second annual Make Your Mark with a Tenner campaign is doubling in size, offering twice as many students the opportunity to make money and make a difference with a £10 loan. Thanks to a grant of £250,000 from the Big Lottery Fund there will be more opportunities than ever this year [...]
SMEs turn to personal loans to finance business
New research released today reveals that, with banks becoming more reluctant to lend to small firms during 2009, a growing number of cash-strapped small business owners turned to friends, family and personal credit cards to fund their businesses during the recession. The study, conducted by commercial credit referencing agency Graydon UK and business support organisation [...]
New Year, New Risks as SMEs ignore business basics
According to TradeMark Direct a staggering 85% of small businesses are ignoring a business essential and putting their brand at risk by failing to register a trademark. Could it be that small businesses forget they have a brand or just that they think they're too small to matter?
Marketers to shift spend from direct marketing to social media in 2010
According to a survey published yesterday; two thirds of marketing professionals are to invest in social media over the next 12 months.Of those investing in social media 40% said they would be shifting more than a fifth of their traditional direct marketing budget towards funding their social media marketing activities.
Small businesses forced to wait more than 30 days for Govt invoices to be paid
Research conducted by Graydon UK, a commercial credit referencing agency has found that almost two thirds of Small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are forced to wait more than 30 days for Government invoices to be settled.
Whitehall is overbearing and bureaucratic according to entrepreneurs
According to a survey of some of Britain’s most influential entrepreneurs, many regard Whitehall as overbearing and bureaucratic and lacking the initiatives to help wealth-creators drive growth in the economy.
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